Associate inverse subsemigroups of regular semigroups

By an associate inverse subsemigroup of a regular semigroup S we mean a subsemigroup T of S containing a least associate of each x∈S, in relation to the natural partial order ≤ _S . We describe the structure of a regular semigroup with an associate inverse subsemigroup, satisfying two natural conditions. As a particular application, we obtain the structure of regular semigroups with an associate subgroup with medial identity element. Research supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the research program POCTI.     

The K°-relation on the Congruence Lattice of a Regular Semigroup with an Inverse Transversal

Let S be a regular semigroup with an inverse transversal S° and C(S) the congruence lattice of S. A relation K° on C(S) is introduced as follows: if ρ, θ∈ C(S), then we say that ρ and θ are K°-related if Ker ρ° = Ker θ° , where ρ° = ρ|S°. Expressions for the least and the greatest congruences in the same K°-class as ρ are provided. A number of equivalent conditions for K° being a congruence are given.